The Better Business Bureau (BBB) National Programs’s National Advertising Division has advised T-Mobile to make changes in its claims after receiving a complaint lodged by Comcast.
The agency told the Un-carrier to stop using the words “fast” and “reliable” in its T-Mobile Home Internet service claims. Meanwhile, they gave an approval to T-Mo’s usage of the “your price is locked in” claim since T-Mobile did not make any changes to its Home Internet monthly charge.
The NAD, however, advised the Un-carrier to discontinue its “fast” or “high speed” claims on its home internet service since this sends a message that all fixed wireless access (FWA) customers get the same expectations. After its investigation, NAD found T-Mobile Home Internet customers to have “a range of speeds.” T-Mobile was also unable to provide evidence to conclude that its Home Internet customers get speeds above the standards of the FCC for its “fast” or “high-speed” claims.
And as far as its “reliable” claims, NAD discovered that this misleads Home Internet customers that they will always get a dependable internet connection.
NAD said:
“NAD determined that T-Mobile’s advertising does not distinguish T-HINT from wired internet like cable because the advertising does not clearly communicate that T-HINT provides internet on the same mobile wireless network that T- Mobile smartphones run on.”
In response, T-Mobile will be appealing parts of this decision since it disagrees with the NAD’s finding of being unable to support its “reliable” claim.
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Source: Fierce Wireless